SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKRO), a clinical-stage company developing transformational treatments for patients with serious metabolic diseases marked by high unmet medical need, today announced that management will present at the Morgan Stanley 22nd Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at 7:45 a.m. E.T. in New York, NY.
A live webcast of the Company presentation will be available through the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.akerotx.com. Following the live webcast, an archived replay will be available on the Company's website.
About Akero Therapeutics
Akero Therapeutics is a clinical-stage company developing transformational treatments for patients with serious metabolic diseases marked by high unmet medical need, including MASH. Akero's lead product candidate, EFX, is currently being evaluated in the ongoing SYMMETRY study, a 96-week Phase 2b clinical trial in patients with compensated cirrhosis due to MASH (F4 fibrosis), as well as three ongoing Phase 3 clinical trials in patients with pre-cirrhotic MASH or compensated cirrhosis due to MASH: SYNCHRONY Histology, SYNCHRONY Real-World, and SYNCHRONY Outcomes. The SYNCHRONY program builds on the results of two Phase 2b clinical trials, the HARMONY study in patients with pre-cirrhotic MASH (F2-F3) and the SYMMETRY study in patients with compensated cirrhosis due to MASH (F4). Akero is headquartered in South San Francisco. Visit us at akerotx.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X for more information.
Investor Contact:
Christina Tartaglia
Precision AQ
212.362.1200
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Media Contact:
Peg Rusconi
617.910.6217
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

| Last Trade: | US$54.03 |
| Daily Change: | 0.03 0.06 |
| Daily Volume: | 1,092,803 |
| Market Cap: | US$4.330B |
October 07, 2025 August 28, 2025 August 08, 2025 | |

C4 Therapeutics is pioneering a new class of small-molecule drugs that selectively destroy disease-causing proteins via degradation using the innate machinery of the cell. This targeted protein degradation approach offers advantages over traditional drugs, including the potential to treat a wider range of diseases...
CLICK TO LEARN MORE
Terns Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a portfolio of small-molecule product candidates to address serious diseases, including oncology and obesity. Terns’ pipeline contains three clinical stage development programs including GLP-1 receptor...
CLICK TO LEARN MOREEnd of content
No more pages to load